RARITAN TWP. — Power was out in a section of Raritan Township starting Friday just before 9 a.m. It was because of wire-pole wire on Route 12 near the National Guard Armory, according to unconfirmed emergency radio dispatches.

There was no electricity headed west along the highway until almost the village of Croton. The outrage also affected the Plum Brook Road area, which is behind the armory, according to the Jersey Central Power & Light outage web site. Between 101 and 500 customers were affected and the estimated time of restoration is by 11:30.